 Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. No ! Men, high-minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endued, In forest, brake or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing,...  The Monthly magazine, Volume 5 - Page 2031708 - 552 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1826 - 310 pages
...Men, high-minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men, who their...while they rend the chain : These constitute a state, And sovereign Law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empress, crowning... | |
 | 1863 - 538 pages
...Msir, With powers as far above dull brutes endued In forests, brake or den, As beasts excel cold rock and brambles rude: Men who their duties know, But...while they rend the chain: These constitute a State; And SOVHIEION LAW, that State's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sit* empress, crowning... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Arts - 1826 - 322 pages
...star'd and spangled courts, Where low-bred baseness wafts perfume to pride No — Men, high minded men, Men who their duties know, But know their rights,...while they rend the chain. These constitute a state. SIR. w. JOUES. 136. A constitution is that plan of government and system of laws, under which a people... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - New Hampshire - 1827 - 398 pages
...Men, who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long .aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a state ; 252 INTELLIGENCE OP THE PEOPLt. And sovereign law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and... | |
 | Samuel Parr - Theology - 1828 - 796 pages
...antient poets, Sir William thus writes in his translation and expansion of the Fragment from Alcxus : " Men who their duties know, But know their rights and...while they rend the chain. These constitute a state." Such was the language of an English subject, and an English Judge. But I disdain to vindicate him,... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - Science - 1830 - 350 pages
...Men, who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain : These constitute a state , INTELLIGENCE OF TBB PEOPLE. And sovereign law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes... | |
 | John Evans - Life - 1831 - 322 pages
...men, high minded men, With pow'rs as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ! Men who their...while they rend the chain. These constitute A STATE. And sovereign Law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empress — crowning... | |
 | John Evans - Life - 1834 - 306 pages
...men, high minded men, With pow'rs as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ! Men who their...while they rend the chain. These constitute A STATE. And sovereign Law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empress— crowning... | |
 | Edward Everett - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1836 - 652 pages
...men, Men who their duties know, But know then- rights; — and, knowing, darei Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant, while they rend the chain;' These constitute a state, And sovereign law, that state's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress, crowning... | |
 | John Pitman - Rhode Island - 1836 - 88 pages
...Men, who their duties know, But know their rights, and knowing dare maintain, Prevent the long aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain ; These constitute a State." Such have been the men of Rhode-Island, and, if we use our riches to extend the knowledge of these... | |
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